Diptych Color Blind Test

Diptych Color Blind Test

2003
Artist
Kerry James Marshall, American, 1955-
Born: Birmingham, AL
Work Locations: Chicago, IL
Country
United States
Object
painting
Medium
Acrylic paint on MDF panels
Accession Number
2010.432A-B
Credit Line
Gift of Polly and Mark Addison

Kerry James Marshall, Diptych Color Blind Test, 2003 
Denver Art Museum Collection: Gift of Polly and Mark Addison, 2010.432A-B 
(c)Kerry James Marshall 
Photograph courtesy of the Denver Art Museum

Dimensions
height: 36 in, 91.4400 cm; width: 48 in, 121.9200 cm
Department
Modern and Contemporary Art
Collection
Modern and Contemporary Art
Kerry James Marshall American, born 1955, Birmingham, Alabama; lives in Chicago Diptych Color Blind Test 2003 Acrylic paint on MDF panels Gift of Polly and Mark Addison, 2010.432 In Diptych Color Blind Test, dots that mimic the Ishihara Test, used to determine color blindness, obscure the facial features of an African-American man and woman. The reference to color blindness, contrasted with the figures’ fists raised in the Black Power salute, prompts questions about racial stereotypes and whether it is possible to view art color-blind.
Exhibition History
  • "Conflict/Resolution,"--Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, 2010.
  • "Showing Off: Recent Modern and Contemporary Acquisitions"--Denver Art Museum, 5/17/2015 - 1/3/2016.